Xaverian’s offense finally comes through in playoff win against Salesian
The Xaverian Clippers had been struggling at the plate for a little while now. They were shut out by Kennedy on Thursday and then they managed to beat Iona Prep just 1-0 on Friday. They were trailing 1-0 headed into the fourth inning on Sunday and manager Frank Del George began to wonder where they were going to get runs from.
“It’s been a while with the bats,” Del George said. “Our pitching has been great all season long, but they never get any support from our offense. Sometimes you need that support just to be able to relax a little bit on the mound.”
Xaverian starter Rob Amato finally got that run support in the fourth inning as the Clippers broke through with three runs en route to a 6-1 victory over Salesian High School in Queens on Sunday. The win sends them to the Catholic High School Athletic Association’s AA quarterfinals.
“They really stepped up today,” Amato said of the offense. “After the loss in the first round of the playoffs our bats haven’t really been there. We knew that we had to get the offense going.”